Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was an American photographer and photojournalist. Parks had a deep commitment to social justice and change, demonstrated by his work taken between the 1940s until he passed. Much of his work explored and highlighted ongoing issues of civil rights, labor rights, and poverty. He also captured Black life. Parks was also a freelance photographer for the magazines Glamour and Ebony. In addition to his photography practice, he was one of the first Black filmmakers to direct films in Hollywood.